490 vs 49ER
Compare up to 4 boats side by side.
On the numbers
Next to the 490, the 49ER is the same length and 4% lighter. The 49ER has the higher Capsize screening (3.92, above the guideline), the 490 the lower (3.49, above the guideline).
490
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49ER
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| General | ||
| Builder | Various (amateur or kit built) | LaserPerformance |
| Designer | Christian Maury | Julian Bethwaite |
| Hull type | Centerboard Dinghy | Centerboard Dinghy |
| Rigging | Fractional Sloop | Fractional Sloop |
| Construction | FG/Wood | FG |
| First built | 1968 | 1999 |
| Dimensions | ||
| Length overall | 4.90 m ▲ | 4.88 m ▼ |
| Waterline length | 4.48 m | – |
| Beam | 1.74 m ▼ | 1.93 m ▲ |
| Draft (max) | 1.16 m ▼ | 1.50 m ▲ |
| Weight & ballast | ||
| Displacement | 127 kg ▲ | 122 kg ▼ |
| Ratios | ||
| D/L | 39 ultralight | – |
| Comfort ratio | 2.8 lightweight racing | – |
| Capsize screening | 3.49 ▼ above the guideline | 3.92 ▲ above the guideline |
| Hull speed | 5.14 kn | – |
▲ highest and ▼ lowest value in each row. Ratio bands as on the yacht pages; – means the value is not in the catalogue.